@broadstairs
I could agree with your sentiments BUT Apple do make it clear what you are allowed to do (if you look before you sign on the dotted line
)
It is part of the judgement you make when you buy into the whole Apple 'World'.
@sevenlayermuddle
I simply have a different view of apple to you.
What you see as generous I see as nothing more than allowing you to play the way Apple want you to play.
e.g. Allowing multiple versions of IOS to be installed does not have any negative side for Apple as they need to allow some backward compatibility and in all cases you are using the 'allowed' OS.
Further, allowing you to use MS OSes in a virtual machine is simply conceding that there might be some software you need to run which is NOT produced by Apple.
I am not saying the restrictions are malicious but are
controlling compared to the freedom you
had with MS and
have with *nix.
You characterise Apple as being somehow altruistic while I see them as a very carefully designed machine to make lots of money.
No decisions are personal they are calculated to the last cent.
The difference between MS & Apple is the subtlety of their interactions with their customers.
MS hits you over the head with a large club and says 'You must'
Apple caresses your brow while pushing you steadily but inexorably towards the 'Apple Way'.
In both cases you end up where the vendor want you to be